French Trip

Is anyone going down from Herts-ish area who wants to meet up and ride down?
I 'm going from Hitchin and am on the earlier boat. I have met a few here
but I'd like to know that I can put a name to at least a few faces before I
get to Dover.

 

*waves*

 

Try the verges and hedgerows on the way ...

 

Do we know what WUN is "riding" this year?

 

An ambulance?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Tim

Ho ho fucking ho, you cunts.

I am taking the precaution of riding down (on the GTR) to Dover the
night before, so they can get the lane closures finished before you have
to set off.

 

<fx: high-fives Tim>

 

I'll keep an eye on this page just in case
http://www.trafficengland.com/TCC/

 

<fx: raises an Adnam's in TOG's direction>

 

But leave any flip-flops on the road-side.

 

And underwear.

 

In fact just rescue the luggage and leave the content.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Tim

It's just occurred to me that it's entirely possible that I crashed last
year due to skidding on a pair of Cane's skiddies.

Is there a lawyer in the house

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Monz

This year's model will be black.

The nice policeperson who went with me in the ambulance called me a
while later. She refused to believe I got away with the injuries that I
did.

I didn't tell her about the brain damage.

 

This year, you'll be skidding on his scabs.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

<checks travel insurance small print>

 

All policewomen have that.

 

I think we may already have taken on the mantle this year.

On the way home from the BOSM on a busy A1 ...

Mistake 1 - riding too close to the queue of cars tanking along in
front. Mistake two, when they all slammed on the brakes, grabbing the
front brake like an idiotic twat instead of easing it on like ... an
easy sort of person. Result - one locked front wheel, one bike sliding
down the road.

Pat's fine - just a couple of bruises. I would also have just bruises
but for mistake number 3 - not fastening gloves on tight. One glove
came off about halfway through the slide. A few nice lacerations on
the left hand. I have to go back on Wednesday to see if I'll need any
skin grafts. In the mean time I'm making the most of having virtually
no use of my hands! The bike is well scraped on one side, but I hope
that's all.

So - TOG, there's a spare double room and single bike ticket for next
month for whomever's next on your reserve list. And Kevin - we won't
be taking advantage of your hospitality after all.

I think a need a few practice emergency stops. Pat needs her head
examining - she wants the bike repaired so we can zap off up Weardale
to Hartside like one does.

 

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you clumsy ****.

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Ouch! Get well soon Colin; I was looking forward to catching up
with you and Pat on the French trip.